A select committee may be permanent or temporary (all current select committees in the House and Senate are considered permanent committees). Instead of select, the Senate sometimes uses the term special committee (as in the Special Committee on Aging).
The name Adama is of Hebrew origin. The meaning of Adama is man from the red earth. Adama is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced A-da-ma.
From the ancient Greek word Adamantinos (meant of the diamond), of the ancient Greek word Adamas. The word Adamas is a combination of the word A which meant none or not in ancient Greek, and the root word Dam-, which meant to tame.